By:  Giddings                                          H.R. No. 270
       73R4528 PFG-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor
    1-2  outstanding Dallas-area student Holland Printice Gary on his recent
    1-3  achievement of winning the 1993 Davey O'Brien High School
    1-4  Scholarship Award; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, Mr. Gary was selected from 70 applicants and five
    1-6  area finalists to receive the $20,000 scholarship that is awarded
    1-7  to exceptional students; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, A popular senior at Greenhill School, Mr. Gary is a
    1-9  versatile, well-rounded 17-year-old who excels in his studies,
   1-10  sports, and extracurricular activities; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, A member of the National Honor Society, this
   1-12  hardworking student has always put academics first, applying
   1-13  characteristic persistence, talent, and dedication to his
   1-14  schoolwork with commendable success; one of just a handful of
   1-15  African-American students at the small private school, he also has
   1-16  demonstrated exemplary leadership, sharing a valuable perspective
   1-17  on minority issues and history with his peers; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, Similarly tenacious and gifted on the playing field,
   1-19  Mr. Gary has lettered in varsity football, track, soccer, and
   1-20  volleyball; an especially gifted track athlete, he is captain of
   1-21  the track team and was the number one-ranked hurdler in his age
   1-22  group at the 1991 Junior Olympics; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, Despite his many noteworthy accomplishments, he
   1-24  remains affable and modest and is well liked by his peers, who
    2-1  voted him homecoming king and who repeatedly have elected him as
    2-2  their class president; other pursuits of this versatile individual
    2-3  outside the classroom include playing the violin and working as the
    2-4  technical director for a school production of West Side Story; and
    2-5        WHEREAS, With at least one faculty member pledging support
    2-6  for a Holland Printice Gary presidency, this exceptional student is
    2-7  contemplating studying engineering in college and already has been
    2-8  accepted at Princeton University and also is considering Stanford
    2-9  University and Brown University; and
   2-10        WHEREAS, Crediting his father, Printice Gary, a developer, as
   2-11  his principal role model, Mr. Gary also holds in high esteem the
   2-12  Reverend Anthony T. Evans, the senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible
   2-13  Fellowship; looked up to by younger brothers Benjamin and Jonathan,
   2-14  his achievements have been a source of pride and happiness for his
   2-15  mother, Cynthia, his father, and his friends, teachers, and coaches
   2-16  at Greenhill School; and
   2-17        WHEREAS, An extraordinarily accomplished student, athlete,
   2-18  and individual, this remarkable young man is indeed deserving of
   2-19  special legislative recognition on his most recent achievement;
   2-20  now, therefore, be it
   2-21        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
   2-22  Legislature hereby congratulate Holland Printice Gary on winning
   2-23  the 1993 Davey O'Brien High School Scholarship Award and extend to
   2-24  him best wishes for his continued success and happiness; and, be it
   2-25  further
   2-26        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-27  prepared for him as an expression of high regard by the Texas House
    3-1  of Representatives.